The big news: TTV Dinakaran wins RK Nagar bye-poll by a huge margin, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: BJP’s Jairam Thakur was appointed CM of Himachal Pradesh, a case was filed against Medanta hospital for allegedly overcharging a family.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Ousted AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran wins late CM Jayalalithaa’s RK Nagar seat: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s candidate E Madhusudhanan came second with 48,306 votes. DMK candidate N Marudhu Ganesh forfeited his deposit.
- Jairam Thakur to be Himachal Pradesh’s new chief minister, says BJP: The decision was made at a party meeting in Shimla on Sunday attended by the party’s central observers – Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Singh Tomar.
- Man files complaint alleging Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital overcharged him for son’s dengue treatment: The facility reportedly billed Rs 15.88 lakh for 21 days.
- At least 37 feared dead as fire engulfs shopping mall in Davao city: The blaze started at a furniture store on the third floor and soon spread to other shops.
- TMC bags West Bengal’s Sabang seat, BJP leads in Arunachal Pradesh and UP bye-elections: Gita Rani Bhunia won the Sabang constituency by nearly 19,000 votes.
- Six minors among over 50 female inmates rescued from ashrams in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh: Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya and its founder are under investigation for alleged sexual assault and illegal confinement of children and women at his facilities.
- Karnataka government forms expert panel to study demand for separate religion tag for Lingayats: The seven-member committee, headed by retired High Court judge HN Nagamohan Das, has to submit a report within four weeks.
- Local BJP, Shiv Sena chiefs among over 100 booked for ruckus at Hindu-Muslim wedding in Ghaziabad: They had called the marriage a case of ‘love jihad’ and clashed with the police during a sit-in protest outside the bride’s house.
- Taxi driver arrested for allegedly raping woman passenger in Thane: The police also took into custody a friend of Suresh P Gosavi on the charge of abetting the crime.
- Ram Lalla’s idol in Ayodhya gets blower to beat the cold after VHP threatens protest: Ram, his three brothers and Hanuman are yet to get quilts and warm clothes as per the demands of the right-wing outfit.
